Packers All-Pro linebacker Clay Matthews admittedly had a bad game last week. Don’t count on him having another one against the Giants on Sunday.

Matthews, a pass-rushing terror, had missed the previous four games with a fractured right thumb. Rushing to return, he played in last week’s game against the Eagles with a huge protective pad around his hand.

That’s the player Giants left tackle Will Beatty is preparing for. He says Matthews isn’t a “grab type of guy” anyway. Matthews is a high-energy, sideline-to-sideline disruptive force.

He’s also the type of speed rusher who has given Beatty trouble this season. Beatty has allowed six sacks this season, according to Pro Football Focus. Matthews had 13 sacks in 12 games last season and three in the first four weeks this season before his injury.

You do the math. It shapes up as a daunting challenge for Beatty, who’ll undoubtedly get some help.